CVE-2017-2117 Path traversal in CubeCart

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

An administrator can exploit a directory traversal flaw in CubeCart to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-2117?

CVE-2017-2117 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in CubeCart, published on 28 Apr 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CubeCart versions prior to 6.1.5 allows attacker with administrator rights to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cubecart Cubecart.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-2117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8chh-942c-pr7m.

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